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How to improve DevEx through a better Pull Request Process

Pull Requests (PRs) are a cornerstone of the developer experience—central to collaboration, quality control, and the entire software development lifecycle. A smooth PR process empowers developers to move quickly, get actionable feedback, and deliver code with confidence. But when PRs become a bottleneck, they can drain energy, stall momentum, and create frustration.

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How to improve DevEx through a better Pull Request Process

Pull Requests (PRs) are a cornerstone of the developer experience—central to collaboration, quality control, and the entire software development lifecycle. A smooth PR process empowers developers to move quickly, get actionable feedback, and deliver code with confidence. But when PRs become a bottleneck, they can drain energy, stall momentum, and create frustration.

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What's really slowing down your feature roadmap

Building what’s on the roadmap is an important goalpost for technical teams. But as any developer or manager knows, hitting those milestones isn’t always easy. Some delays are easy to pinpoint: sudden scope changes, a shortage of resources, or a shift in priorities. Yet, others are harder to see. They lurk beneath the surface, slowing down progress without drawing attention.

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What We Learned from 50 Conversations on DevOps

In our conversations with 50 engineers, it became evident that while DevOps has brought significant improvements, many teams actually struggle with it.

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DevOps is great, but broken

DevOps has helped lots of organizations improve their processes, but for many others it has brought adverse results, widespread frustration and burnout.

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